Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as ‘shithole’ countries

Jan 12, 2018

Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as ‘shithole’ countries

President Donald Trump on Thursday referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House, a Democratic aide briefed on the meeting told NBC News.

Trump’s comments were first reported by The Washington Post, which said the group of nations referred to also included El Salvador.

The remarks sparked condemnation from politiciansof both parties and prompted Haiti’s foreign minister to summon U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Robin Diallo for clarification.

Two sources briefed on the conversation say that during the portion of the conversation about Haiti— which came at the top of the exchange that led to the “shithole” comment — the president questioned why Haitians should be given specific consideration.

“Why do we need more Haitians, take them out,” he said, according to our sources. Someone else in the room responded: “Because if you do, it will be obvious why.”

The comments came as senators huddled in the Oval Office with the presidentto discuss a path forward on an immigration deal. Trump questioned why the United States would want people from nations such as Haiti while he was being briefed on changes to the visa lottery system. Read More

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